What is a reduction of Capital?
A reduction of capital occurs where a company reduces the amount of its share capital. A company may reduce its share capital in a variety of ways, for example, it can extinguish or reduce the liability on any of its…
What is a freezing injunction?
The courts have a wide range of powers at their disposal to assist in the enforcement of their judgments, including freezing injunctions. A freezing injunction prohibits a party from disposing of, or dealing with, their assets. All types of assets…
I have an employee that cannot do the job competently – how do I terminate fairly?
When an employee appears to be incapable of performing during a probationary period or where the employee has less than two year’s service, the employer is able to dismiss relatively easily. Where the employee has more than two year’s service…
I am contemplating dismissing an employee on long-term sickness. What is the procedure?
Checklist: sickness-related dismissals This checklist sets out the steps your business should take if you are contemplating dismissing an employee for a sickness absence-related reason. Although this can be a fair reason to dismiss an employee, it is important to…
Do I have to consider a redundancy selection pool?
Checklist: redundancy selection pools If your business is making redundancies, you must be very careful when drawing up the pool of employees from which you make your selection. Failure to consider the pool is likely to make a dismissal unfair.…
Is there a checklist available to help me with redundancies?
Checklist: redundancy This checklist summarises the key issues that your business should be aware of when dealing with a redundancy situation. When can a redundancy situation arise? Redundancy encompasses three different types of situation: Business closure. Workplace closure. Reduction of…
Redundancy is a minefield – how do I ensure we get it right?
Making Staff Redundant Making staff redundant is never easy. However, as the UK economy continues to struggle through the recession, more and more businesses are forced to make lay-offs. The process is potentially fraught with pitfalls. We can help you…
Age discrimination – can it ever be lawful?
Can Age Discrimination Ever be Lawful? Businesses are generally prohibited from discriminating against an employee on the basis of their age (for example, choosing not to interview a candidate because their application suggests they are nearing retirement age is discriminatory).…
Social media – how do I minimise the risks associated with it?
This checklist highlights the risks that your business and your employees should be aware of when using the internet or sending e-mails and gives some practical suggestions of how to minimise those risks. Reputational risks Information that is written on…
I plan to hire more staff – how can I avoid the pitfalls associated with recruitment?
Best practice for hiring an employee This checklist highlights the key legal issues your business should consider when recruiting a new employee. Before advertising Make sure all staff involved in the recruitment process have had equal opportunities training (and they…